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About Dharhwa Village

Dharhwa is one of the larger villages in Jogapatti tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,433, made up of 4,421 males and 4,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1412 hectares hectares.

Dharhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Jogapatti
Area (hectares) 1412 hectares
Population 8,433
Male Population 4,421
Female Population 4,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharhwa compares

By the 2011 count Dharhwa is the 5th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents. Its 1412 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dharhwa

Dharhwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharhwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharhwa from other places

Dharhwa lies about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dharhwa
Tehsil headquarters Jogapatti 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Gauri Sriram 18 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 20 km
Nearest town Bettiah 26 km

Villages closest to Dharhwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jogapatti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dharhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharhwa village had a population of 8,433. That makes it the 5th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents.

Dharhwa village has 4,421 males and 4,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharhwa has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Dharhwa covers 1412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharhwa falls under Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharhwa is Gauri Sriram, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharhwa.

Dharhwa is about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharhwa is in Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Jogapatti is about 7.1 km away. Gauri Sriram is about 18 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gardahia (3.0 km), Piprahia (3.4 km) and Bharthapatti (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dharhwa today is likely to be higher.

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